. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 300 BULLETIN 34, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. sometimes marbled with pale ash, sometimes uniform. Sometimes a pale iiiterorbital cross-baud, sometimes two longitudinal bands on muz- zle. A vertical light line on end of 1 2 4 6 117 Fig. 74. ScapMopiis holbrooMi. No. 10004. Florida Keys ; 1- Measurements of No. 11894. M. Lengtb of head aud body , 068 Length of head, including tympana 023 Width of head, including tympana 0275 Length of fore-leg from axilla Length of hiiid leg from groin 07G Length of tibia 0217 Length of tarsus
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 300 BULLETIN 34, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. sometimes marbled with pale ash, sometimes uniform. Sometimes a pale iiiterorbital cross-baud, sometimes two longitudinal bands on muz- zle. A vertical light line on end of 1 2 4 6 117 Fig. 74. ScapMopiis holbrooMi. No. 10004. Florida Keys ; 1- Measurements of No. 11894. M. Lengtb of head aud body , 068 Length of head, including tympana 023 Width of head, including tympana 0275 Length of fore-leg from axilla Length of hiiid leg from groin 07G Length of tibia 0217 Length of tarsus 012 Length of rest of foot , 027 The wide front and peculiar glands of this species readily distinguisli them from all others members of the genus. Its range, like that of so many other North American Batrachia aud reptiles, is confined to the eastern region. It is found in every part of this, including the Flori- dan and Texan districts. ScapMopus holbrooMi Harlan. RESERVE SERIES. Catalogue No. of number. spec. 2 970!) a 3710 1 3690 2 4.'):59 1 3700 1 3712 1 4503 1 Locality. Liberty County, Ga ... Milledgoville, Ga Cambridge, Mass do Pearl River, Miss Indian River, Fla do Saint Simon's Isle, Ga . When collected. From whom received. Maj. J. Le Conte Kumlien & Bean J. Miss Helen Tunison G. Wurdemann Prof. L. Agassiz .... J. B. Postell Nature of spec- imen. Alcoholic. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do, Do. Specimens from Cambridge, Mass., are nearly unicolor, while Flori- dah forms are lightest aud most variegated; the head seems to bo a little broader and more obtuse. These forms graduate into the inter- mediate and most common type. Mr. C. W. Hargitt (see American Naturalist, June, 1888) has found it on the Island of Martha' Vine- yard, a fact which indicates the comparatively late separation of that island from the main land of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - c
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